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Toshio Anzai photograph albums
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Toshio Anzai photograph albums (2 volumes)
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Two photograph albums of approximately 400 black-and-white photographs taken by Major Toshio Anzai of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF), during a training visit to the United States from August 1954 to January 1955. Anzai and two other JSDF personnel are seen training in medical rescue with the U.S. Army; socializing with American officers and their families at their homes; and sightseeing across the southern United States and Mexico. The photographs have captions written in English and Japanese, with more detailed description and observations written in Japanese. The albums document the personal and professional interactions between Japanese and American military personnel during the Cold War alliance.
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